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Family name East (East , イースト , 伊斯特 ) , in the entire world, is a common surname. The family name East is habitual in Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, Jamaica, and the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, East is the forename as well as the last name.